Morning Edition Returns: Isn't It Unromantic?

Published December 5, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

This year's winner of England's annual Bad Sex in Fiction Prize has a strong medicinal flavor. No word on whether Tom Cruise will play the podiatrist in the movie.

He wrote this film before AI was a hot topic. Now it's all the rage.

Mandalit del Barco

The new film "The Creator" takes place in a future war raging between humans and AI. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on September 29, 2023.)
North Carolina furniture makers hit with major layoffs

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700 workers in Carolina lost their jobs last month when a furniture factory closed, part of a growing trend. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on September 28, 2023.)
A Nevada grand jury indicts witness in killing of Tupac Shakur

Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Slate staff writer Joel Anderson about the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. This week, a suspect is due in court in Las Vegas, Nevada on a murder charge in the case.